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Pre-Natal Development23 chromosomes from Mom and 23 from dad
Gestation is 280 days or 40 weeks.
Three distinct periods: Ovum: conception to implantation at
4-5 days Embryonic: implantation to 8 weeks Fetal: 8 weeks to birth (40 weeks)
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Fertilization:
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Fertilized egg:
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The Zygote—Month 1•The placenta begins functioning. •the embryo's tiny heart has begun beating. •Embryo is the size of a raisin.
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Embryo at about 6 weeks: Notice the large neural tube and the formation of the heart and other internal organs.
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Embryo atapproximately7 weeks:
Eyes, fingers, toes and most internal organs have formed, but are not yet fully functional.
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Two MonthsTwo Months
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Embryo at 8 weeks
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7-8 weeks
•The tiny baby is protected by the AMNIOTIC SAC, filled with fluid.
•Inside, the child swims and moves gracefully.
•The arms and legs have lengthened, and fingers can be seen.
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10 weeks –
•The heart is almost completely developed and very much resembles that of a newborn baby. *Twenty tiny baby teeth are forming in the gums
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The baby at 12 weeks:notice the webbingon the fingers, with the digits still fused
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3 Months
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Fetus at 12 weeks •The brain is fully formed, and the child can feel pain.
•The fetus may even suck his thumb
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14 weeks –
•Muscles lengthen and become organized.
•The mother will soon start feeling the child kicking and moving within.
15 weeks –
•The fetus has an adult's taste buds and may be able to savor the mother's meals.
•Foods the mother eats can affect movement of the baby
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Fetus at 4 months or about 16 weeks
Face is fully developed and
A downy hair covers the skin.
Face is fully formed.
Eyes are fully formed but not yet functional.
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5 months old•Beginning to form hair on all body parts
•Definite sleep/awake cycles now.
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Smallest baby in the world born At just 22 weeks
She was 10 OUNCES when born and 9.5 inches. That's just longer than the length of your hand. She weighed less than a can of soda!
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24 weeks – (6 months)•Seen here at six months, the unborn child is covered with a fine, downy hair called lanugo.
•Its tender skin is protected by a waxy substance called vernix.
•The child practices breathing by inhaling amniotic fluid into developing lungs.
•If you talk or sing, he can hear you.
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Seven Months•Room is getting tight at
this point.
•The baby is less able to move, squirms and pushes more than flutters and kicks.
•Most babies begins to get into a head down position getting ready for birth.
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32 weeks – •The fetus sleeps 90-95% of the day with sleep dominating the sleep cycle, an indication of dreaming.
•The baby has 75% or higher chance of survival.
•Fetus may react to noises with a jerking action
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Birth at 38-42 weeks•40 weeks is normal gestation
•The baby weighs on average 7 lbs. and is 20 inches long.
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The Fetus—Month 9
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A new child is welcomed into the world.